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The MAGA backlash to trump's MAHA surgeon general pick

By POLITICO  
   May 09, 2025

President Donald Trump's new pick for surgeon general — wellness influencer Casey Means — is already the target of MAGA vitriol, underscoring a split inside the president's base over the future of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement. Trump's decision to select Means came just hours after news broke about his decision to withdraw Janette Nesheiwat, a former Fox News contributor, for the post.

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